And were picking number 9. Everybody else in our draft range has come in for workouts except him (and Ed Davis...but I hear he's coming in later). He might have a promise as early as 8 to the Clippers. Who knows? Maybe he's getting bad advice from his agent if not.

Yeah, I heard that too. I'm kind of bummed out about it because I think he would be a decent fit on the Grizzlies if Gay bolts to a different team this summer. But like someone already said, I think he has a guarantee earlier in the lottery.

Paul George should not even be a lottery pick to me, he is a first round player but I just can't see all this "potential" he is being labeled with, he played in a weak conference, didn't put up particularly well numbers even in a weak conference, did not shoot statistically well really and did not help his team out a whole lot, to me he can help a team out in a bench role but I do not really see him really making a huge difference.

Give the kid a chance. He just turned 20 years old, and in his workouts against Harangody, Damion James, among others, he seemed to outperform them without exerting a ton of effort. However, effort and want-to could be this guys biggest concern. Has he understood his potential yet? And does he truly want to be a great player? Once those 2 questions have been answered with yes's, I really don't see a situation in which George isn't an All-Star 3-4 years down the road.

I really like George's skill set and abilities, to me he has lottery potential, but if he is going to be irresponsible, that raises a big red flag for me. I have narrowed down the picks I would like to see the Jazz take to Udoh, Monroe, Patterson, Babbitt & George but if he is going to be a head case , he can go play for someone else. Maybe he has a good explanation but I'd want to hear it before I move forward with him.

Paul George going to the Hornets isn't that likely. He hasn't worked out with them. The Hornets had a workout today featuring Gordon Hayward, James Anderson, Xavier Henry, Dominique Jones, Aubrey Coleman and Dwight Lewis. George easily would have been working out with that group if the Hornets wanted a look at him.

I like the ceiling/floor comparisons of Granger/Green. George's jumper is a thing of beauty, and his mid-range game is really showing a lot of promise. Athletically, I think he is a step above Granger and a step below Green, but not by much. George seems to glide rather than explode athletically, but is a great athlete nonetheless.